Baillie Gifford International Fund

About this fund

This fund is aimed at supporting registered charities who are working in International Aid Development to deliver their work. Grants (amount tbc) are available for projects working in the areas of Education, Health, and Homelessness outside of the UK. 

Purpose of this fund

The fund will offer grants for International Aid and Development projects working in Education, Health, and Homelessness.

Applicants will be asked to describe the impact of their work and the needs and issues of the communities or countries in which they intend to deliver the project.

Where possible and if there is competition for funding, this programme will prioritise smaller charities and those where the grant request is not less than 25% of the total project costs.

Additional criteria

As well as the standard Foundation Scotland eligibility criteria, applicants must be registered charities (i.e. registered with OSCR or the Charities Commission in the UK, or an equivalent overseas which will allow Foundation Scotland to complete the necessary due diligence and eligibility checks). If you are registered outside of the UK please get in touch before applying to discuss whether we can complete our processes with your registration. 

The fund would also particularly like to see applications for work being delivered in areas where it has previously not provided much support, such as North and South America, Australasia, and East and South East Asia. 

Who can apply?

All applicants must meet Foundation Scotland's Common eligibility criteria, please check this list before starting your application.

Please note that for this fund, unlike our other programmes, international travel may be supportable if the applicant can show they are key to the outcomes of their project. 

What can’t be funded?

Please read through What we can't fund page, these exclusions apply to all Foundation Scotland funds.

Please note that for this fund, we cannot support unregistered organisations. You must be a registered charity to apply, and we must be able to complete our necessary due diligence and eligibility checks. You'll need to submit documents in English for example, and be applying for values in GBP. 

How are decisions made?

Funding is allocated based on decisions by selected Baillie Gifford staff with support from Foundation Scotland.

For more details on our assessment processes please visit How funding decisions are made.